Mamata Banerjee had on Tuesday said he had been at her dharna venue not to participate but to do his “duty” because she was running the government from there. Responding to questions on a similar allegation against Kumar, Mamata had on Tuesday said he had been at her dharna venue not to participate but to do his “duty” because she was running the government from there. Saying the government hadn’t received any such letter, Mamata had told reporters: “He (Kumar) never sat on the dais or joined the dharna. Media images have shown Kumar and several other senior officers sitting with Mamata at the dharna venue in Calcutta on Sunday night. Home ministry sources said the officers had prima facie violated Sections 3(1), 5(1) and 7 of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules 1968.

Source: The Telegraph February 07, 2019 21:22 UTC